Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H2336
חוֹחַ
cho.ach · “thistle”
Used 11 times across 7 books
Definition
1) thorn, brier, bramble, thornbush, thicket
2) hook, ring, fetter
Also means: cha.vach (חָוָח "thicket" H2337)
2) hook, ring, fetter
Also means: cha.vach (חָוָח "thicket" H2337)
Where it appears
2 Kings2
2 Chronicles3
Job2
Proverbs1
Song of Solomon1
Isaiah1
Hosea1
In the text
2 Kings 14:9And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.2 Chronicles 25:18And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.2 Chronicles 33:11Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.Job 31:40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.Job 40:26Proverbs 26:9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.Song of Solomon 2:2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.Isaiah 34:13And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.Hosea 9:6For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
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